tulwar

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Tulwar

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Alternative forms

• talwar

Etymology

From Hindi तलवार (talwār)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtʌlwɑː/
• (US) IPA: /ˈtʌlwɑɻ/

Noun

tulwar (plural tulwars)

1. A type of curved sword used in India.
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘At Howli Thana’, Black and White, Folio Society 2005, p. 388:

     Therefore, the Havildar, taking his tulwar, smote one of us lightly on the forearm in the fat, and another on the leg, and a third on the back of the hand.